Tony Hawks
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Hawks in 2003
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Antony Gordon Hawksworth 12 May 1960 Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Comedian, author |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Known for | Morris Minor and the Majors, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)", Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, Round Ireland with a Fridge |
| Website | http://www.tony-hawks.com/ |
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, better known as Tony Hawks, (born 1960) is a British comedian and author.
Born in Brighton on 12 May 1960, Hawks was educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School (1971–76) (became Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College in 1975) and Brighton College (1976–78). He stated during an appearance on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue that he briefly attended the University of Manchester.
After leaving a drama degree at Manchester University prematurely, Hawks appeared in the West End musical Lennon. By 1988, before he found chart success, he was already appearing in BBC Radio 4's Big Fun Show with Paul Merton, John Irwin and Josie Lawrence.
Hawks first attempted to break into show business as a singer-songwriter, but it was with a novelty record that he had his first brush with fame. As leader of the trio Morris Minor and the Majors, he reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart with the Beastie Boys parody, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" in 1988. It went on to sell 220,000 copies, and reached a peak of number two in Australia. The follow-up, a pastiche of called "This Is the Chorus", fared less well.
A TV series followed from this, Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors, written by and starring Hawks. In it the fictional bandleader attempted to maintain his pop career while running a garage. It ran for one series in 1989.
Hawks performs stand-up comedy, and is a regular on TV and radio panel games in the UK, including I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and Have I Got News for You, although he first came to prominence as one of two resident performers — the other was Jo Brand — on semi-successful BBC monologue show The Brain Drain.
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